Becoming a Sailor

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More Than a Decade Afloat • Raising Sailors • Stories from SV Aphrodite

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Tag: Family Circumnavigation

The Escher family — two parents and four children from Ottawa, Canada — spent over a decade circumnavigating the world aboard SV Aphrodite, a St Francis 50 catamaran. These are the posts from that voyage: crossing the Atlantic and the Pacific, cruising the Caribbean, the Bahamas, the Galapagos, French Polynesia, Fiji, Vanuatu and Southeast Asia, homeschooling four kids at sea, refitting and repairing the boat in remote anchorages, and raising a family aboard across more than 40 countries. Written from the boat, as it happened.

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July 25, 2015August 14, 2026Lorraine Escher

Mermaid Boat Logo: A Canadian Twist on the Original Design

July 22, 2015July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

Liveaboard cruisers: those damn hippies

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July 17, 2015August 14, 2026Lorraine Escher

House to Boat: Downsizing When the Pressure Is On

July 1, 2015July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

Happy Canada Day!

June 29, 2015July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

We’ve moved out – the adventure begins

June 26, 2015July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

Announcing Our Sailing Adventure: Family Reactions

June 1st, Our living room
June 2, 2015July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

Preparing to move: signs of progress

May 9, 2015July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

Gaining awareness on my best sailing day yet in Antigua

April 20, 2015July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

She was a Day Skipper, one way ticket yeah

April 1, 2015July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

Move date June 30, 2015

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